Wichita eagle., 1887-03-02
CONTRACTS
Awarded for Erecting a Number
Of the Catholic Buildings
On the West Side-One Wing Of the
Sisters Academy Almost Com
pleted-BuiIding,B Building.


West Side have been adopted. The building
will consist of four wings each having 6
front of forty-fve feet and eighty-five feet
deep. The building will be four stories high
with basement The contract for building
one wing of the building has been awarded
and material for the same ordered. All the
brick has been secured at ST. Louis and the
stone will come from Winfield. The con
tract specifies that work be commenced i'm
mediately. Excavating will doubtless com
mence this week and will be ready to use
material hen it arrives.
The building is located near four hundred
feet south of the Wichita & Western. Ar
engagements have been perfected for switch
from that road to the bulldog for the
purpose of delivering material. Grading
for the same will commence this week
hoping to have it completed by the
time it is needed for the transportation of
material.
The company has contracted to build a
neat depot opposite the Diocesan building.
Suburban trains will be run to the same at
number On trains run will depend upon the
demand Arrangements are also being made
with the Wichita and Colorado for establish
ing depot at the point nearest the Diocesan
building 10 which will also be run suburban
| trains. at both depots all passenger trains
will stop. The point that will probobly be
decided upon for the Wichita and Colorado
depot will be near one-fourth of a mile from
the Diocesan building.
The site known as College Green will not
be plated as an addition to Wichita but
will be kept separate. The plat of it will be
Wichitas suburban towns.
A gentleman who contemplated erecting
Touring mill and elevator within the limits
OF the town site, has signed the contract for
erecting the same, AMI work will be COM
menced in few days.
A cluster of timber south of the Diocesan
building has suggested park. 1t will be
fitted up suitable for spot of recreation.
They intend to make it one of the best parks
near the city.
Quite number OF other buildings will be
built at College Green. There will be a
diocesan college for educating priests, Or
phan's asylum, hospital and cathedral 1t
has not yet been decided when work on
these will be commenced. The time
for work to commence will be decided to
great extent by the action of the cOnsistOry
now converting at Rome. 1t is thought a
bishop will be appoint ed to locate here at an
early date. When he arrives work on the
buildings will commence. 1t is possible that
some of them will be started this summer.
The sisters academy will consist of build
ing of four wings each of which will have a
front of forty five and eighty five feet and
four stories high with basement One wing
is almost completed It has an east front
and built Of ST. Louis pressed brick
A short distance south of the academy Oh
Henry street, near Douglas avenue, arrange
ments have been made for erecting a large
business building
1t viii have a front Of fifty feet. one hun
dred feet deep and three stories high The
lower rooms will be made suitable for store
rooms in which will be kept general supply
for that part of the city. The second and
third stories will be divided into offices and
bed rooms. II viii be one of the many build
iugs completed IN that vicinity this summer
Immediately west of the academy is st. Louis
addition. The ground takes a rather
quick ascent and on the SUNNI,
a number of fine residences will BE- erected
during the coming summer. The summit is
about seventy feet from the level OF the
river, and from it can he seen Wichita but
short distance way approaching at rapid
gait. The location is especially inviting to
drivers, as from that point eau be seen the
sites for ali the Catholic buildings, the Gar
field university ana booming Wichita with
its school buildings, churches and numberless
elegant brick basiness blocks
The street car company for operating a
line on tbs West Side is making arrange
ments to commence laying track at an
early date. Mr. Z. f. Lawrence is one of
the Leading member of the company. A
l rye amount OF material has been ordered
S que OF it is already here aud more in
transit.
The line viii ruu west from Main street
on Maple street to II nry avenue; thence
north on Henry avenue to the Sisters
Academy